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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch sold his house in Beverly Hills for $30 million, public records show. “Quietly listed” outside the Multiple Listing Service last year, the property attracted interest from such Hollywood A-listers as Leonardo DiCaprio and drew multiple offers. Murdoch ended up pulling the property off the market. His youngest son, James Murdoch, has been identified as the buyer by the blog New York in Exile. Real estate sources not authorized to talk about the deal also identified the younger Murdoch as the buyer. The property was taken in the name of a New York limited liability company. Constructed in 1926, the Wallace Neff-designed house was commissioned by...

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“Quietly listed” outside the Multiple Listing Service last year, the property attracted interest from such Hollywood A-listers as Leonardo DiCaprio and...

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Rupert Murdoch still believes in romance.
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